Helen

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. I. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906.

  1. Ah! Do not push me, or thrust me away by force.
Old woman
  1. You are to blame, for not heeding what I say.
Menelaos
  1. Announce to your master inside—
Old woman
  1. I think someone would be sorry, if I announced your words.
Menelaos
  1. I come as a shipwrecked man and a guest; such people are safe from violence.
Old woman
  1. Well, go to some other house instead of this one.
Menelaos
  1. No; I am going inside. You listen to me.
Old woman
  1. Know that you’re only causing trouble; and soon you’ll be thrown out by force.
Menelaos
  1. Alas! Where are those glorious armies of mine?
Old woman
  1. Perhaps you were grand somewhere, but not here.
Menelaos
  1. O my fortune, how we have been unworthily dishonored.
Old woman
  1. Why are your eyes wet with tears? To whom are you lamenting?
Menelaos
  1. To my fortunes, which were happy before this.
Old woman
  1. Well then, why don’t you go away and give these tears to your friends.
Menelaos
  1. What is this land? Whose palace is this?